Charles J. Ogletree, a former public defender, is the Jesse
Climenko Professor at Harvard Law School. He has appeared as a commentator on
such programs as Nightline and
Meet the Press. A prominent legal
theorist, he has made a reputation in taking a hard look at complex
constitutional issues of law and in criminal justice issues. He has worked with
the Fred Friendly Seminars for many years and was the moderator for
Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action
in America; Liberty & Limits: Whose
Law, Whose Order?; Ethics in America; Hard Drugs, Hard Choices;and
That Delicate Balance II: Our Bill of Rights.